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Must be rare as hen's teeth!
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:13 pm
by Dave
I thought the
Edison Cylinder Phonograph Companion now listed on ebay was expensive.... eBay Item #
261343572233...
until i saw this on ABE Books....
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDet ... 0960646612
...and for your $337.94 plus shipping... you get a used ex-library book!
This is getting a bit silly..don't ya think?
Re: Must be rare as hen's teeth!
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:43 pm
by Retrograde
At some point my book collection is going to be worth more than my machine collection!
Re: Must be rare as hen's teeth!
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 5:01 pm
by phonogfp
I remember back in the early-mid 1970s when copies of
From Tinfoil To Stereo were going out of sight; sometimes selling for $200
back then. I didn't have a copy yet, so all this was pretty annoying for me.
Then in late 1975 it was announced that the book would be reprinted in a second edition. (As I recall, the second edition was $19.95.) Of course, the value of the first edition plummeted. Where there's a demand, it will be supplied...
George P.
Re: Must be rare as hen's teeth!
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:33 pm
by VintageTechnologies
I got a copy of From Tinfoil To Stereo back in 1967. Later when they were selling for $200 I would not have parted with mine for anything. It was gold to a young collector. I re-read it so many times I practically memorized it. I never dreamed of the references that we have now.